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Is a tomato a fruit or vegatable

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It is considered a fruit because fruit scientifically,is the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.

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Fruits have seeds on the inside, so a tomato is technically a fruit. Ask ChaCha anything 24/7!

Jul 24 2009, 06:48pm | Source: Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? | www.sciencebob.com

A tomato is a fruit. ChaCha.

Botanically tomatoes are classified as fruits because they contain seeds of the plant. Anything with a seed or a pit is a fruit.

Jan 17 2009, 12:42am | Source: Is a tomato a fruit or vegatable? | www.yesmag.ca

A tomato is botanically a fruit, but culinarily it functions as a vegetable.

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